Police: 2 arrested with stolen ID info

Amarillo police said they arrested a man and a woman Monday afternoon after executing a search warrant and finding stolen identifying information that was tied to auto burglaries, a theft and a lost property report.

About 1:30 p.m., Community Oriented Policing and Problem-Solving officers located a stolen 2007 Chrysler 300 in the driveway of a house in the 1200 block of North Arapahoe Street during a follow-up call regarding stolen vehicles, police said.

Officers said they talked Richard Lucero, 27, and Stephanie Urias, 23, in the home and found they had outstanding warrants. Police said they arrested the pair and saw marijuana inside the residence while they were handcuffing Urias and Lucero.

Police said they then requested and received a search warrant for the home, and authorities found 18 “identifiers” — cards or documents containing personal information, such as driver’s licenses or credit cards — along with drug paraphernalia and a motor from a vehicle stolen from Austin.

The stolen identifying information was linked with two reported auto burglaries, four unreported auto burglaries, one reported theft and one lost property report, police said.

In addition to the municipal court warrant, Police said Lucero was charged with theft, more than $1,500, possession of marijuana and possession of identifying information. Urias was arrested on a Pottery County probation violation stemming from a possession of dangerous drugs charge and for possession of identifying information, authorities said.

In August 2011, Urias was convicted in 108th District Court of second-degree felony possession of a controlled substance, Texas Department of Public Safety records show.